At the popular yachting harbour of Porto Rafti near Athens, a project is underway to protect a vulnerable seagrass species vital to the health of the Mediterranean.
Damaged for decades by anchors scraping the seabed, new eco-mooring are designed to be less harmful to the posidonia plants.
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